SYDNEY (Reuters) -Large parts of Australia on Saturday sweltered under heat wave conditions that prompted the nation’s weather forecaster to issue bush fire warnings in several states. In New South…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will give its central bank new powers to take over and if necessary, wind up, clearing and settlement providers at risk of failure,…
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents of tourist towns in Australia’s northeast on Thursday braced for flash flooding after Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore through the region, uprooting trees, leaving…
(Reuters) – Virgin Australia has reached a cabin crew pay deal with unions that had called for strikes ahead of the busy end-of-year travel season, the airline said on Thursday.…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government expects a much improved budget bottom line this year as revenues outpace forecasts, but is resisting calls for more cost-of-living handouts to avoid inflaming inflationary…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s mid-year budget update will include about A$10 billion ($6.56 billion) in savings, official data showed on Tuesday, as the government looks to cut spending in a…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business confidence fell to its lowest since the pandemic in November as sales and profits softened, a survey showed on Tuesday, while price pressures picked up…
(Reuters) – An Australian workers union has filed a class action against McDonald’s local unit, alleging that the restaurant chain asked current and former employees to work before and after…
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government on Friday welcomed signs that a U.S. defense spending bill which would authorise the sale of nuclear submarines to Australia is set…
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Italian infrastructure group Mundys aims to strengthen its toll roads presence in the United States, Chile and Europe and is exploring expansion in India…
By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian government on Wednesday urged the opposition to support legislation that would allow authorities to lock up former immigration detainees who…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s current account slid into deficit in the September quarter as prices for some commodity exports fell and locals spent more money abroad, leaving…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business investment rose to an eight-year high in the September quarter thanks to a rebound in mining, while plans for future spending were…
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – China has urged Australia to notify it of navy movements in the contested South China Sea and East China Sea, with a senior Chinese…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales unexpectedly slipped in October as consumers cut back on everything but food, though analysts believe many were merely saving some money to splurge on…
(Reuters) – Airline operator Virgin Australia on Friday said it has added six Boeing MAX-8 aircraft to further expand its fleet and meet travel demand, taking its total order for…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The safety and wellbeing of Australian defence personnel is Canberra’s “utmost priority” and Australia expects all countries to operate militaries in a safe and professional manner,…
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese warship acted in a dangerous manner during an incident with an Australian navy vessel that injured a…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will on Thursday introduce two previously announced tax bills that will raise petroleum tax revenue and legislate the government’s response to a national…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday China could lift all its remaining trade blocks by next month as relations between the commodity trade partners stabilise and after Prime Minister…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s financial position will be more precarious and credit rating at risk should the government succumb to the temptation to spend the sovereign wealth…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank on Friday warned there were risks of further upside surprises to inflation following its latest hike in interest rates, while also raising forecasts for…
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – For one talkback radio caller, the first sign something was wrong with Australia’s second-largest internet provider, Optus, came when her cat’s wifi-powered food dispenser…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook: Bond markets have curbed a little of last week’s enthusiasm about a prospective peak in global…
By Lewis Jackson and Rae Wee SYDNEY (Reuters) – Private credit lenders are increasing their footprint in parts of the Australian commercial property market, providing alternatives for borrowers as banks…